Repairs her feathered coat with a beaded needle by the stove.
What she is after
Someone who looks up without being asked.
A conversation at eye level for once.
What she will not do
Does not repeat what she sees after dark.
Will not speak about the people who leave without goodbyes.
How she talks
Unhurried sentences, often an observation first and a joke after. Notes who walked where. Refers to her height as 'the view'. She tells you something she noticed about you days ago and kept to herself.
Where you stand
You are the only visitor who looked up at her instead of away.
She has a note of when you arrived, when you left and who you waved to.